Arena Bowl Preview: Philadelphia v San Jose

Philadelphia Soul (15-3) vs. San Jose Sabercats (13-5) Sunday, July 27, 3:00 pm New Orleans Arena (ABC HD) A long Arena Football League season is about to come to an end. The AFL's 22nd season has seen more scoring than ever; it's seen the resurrection of a lost city in Grand Rapids; another city, Cleveland, has quickly become one of the best markets [read more...]

AFL Playoff Preview - Conference Championships

Saturday, July 12 National Conference Championship Game Cleveland Gladiators (11-7) at Philadelphia Soul (14-3) on 1 p.m. ET (ESPN HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Satellite Radio – Channel 127) Last Week: Cleveland continued its hot streak by defeating the Georgia Force 73-70. It was a dramatic game with odd bounces and poor special teams play on both sides. Philadelphia got into the conference championship [read more...]

AFL Playoff Preview - Divisional Round

It is now time for the divisional round as the big boys come to play. Last week, the home team went 1-3. Can the one and two seeds in each conference prove their dominance or will it be another weekend of upsets. Saturday, July 5 #5 Colorado Crush (7-10) at #2 San Jose SaberCats (11-5), 3 p.m. ET (ESPN HD, ESPN360.com) Player to [read more...]

First Take: Rush vs. Brigade

Tonight's game was certainly one for the books. In a game that featured a lot of penalties, some questionable calls, a poorly played defensive effort by the Rush, and a mistake by quarterback Russ Michna that would make Rex Grossman blush, the Rush moved to within one game of clinching homefield throughout the playoffs. It wasn't always pretty, but Donovan Morgan [read more...]

The Rush Keep Winning

Someone get the American Conference a ladder. The only way they can climb up to the level of mediocre is by using one. Seriously, the Rush are not only the only team above .500, but they've essentially won three different times this weekend while not even playing or practicing. The fact that the Rush are on a bye week later in [read more...]

Rush Make Playoffs for the 8th Straight Year

Courtesy of the Chicago Rush: May 10, 2008 - The Chicago Rush is going to the playoffs for the eighth-consecutive season.  Despite not playing this weekend due to a bye, the Rush (8-2) clinched a playoff spot last night thanks to San Jose 's 63-42 win at Arizona .  Chicago has now qualified for the playoffs in each of its [read more...]

First Take: Rush Storm to Victory over… the Storm

Thank you for deciding to check out my blog for some immediate thoughts on the Chicago Rush. Thanks to this little blog, I'll be writing about every game after the season. Road games will feature reports shortly after the ending while you'll have to wait for me to get back from Allstate to enjoy post-game posts about home games. Tonight [read more...]

More Good News for the Rush

Even though the Chicago Rush have to wait until Monday for their nationally televised game against the Tampa Bay Storm, the Rush received a batch of good news from the weekend. It concerns teams within their own division and a future opponent who may have desperate for a win. First, the San Jose Sabercats lost to the Orlando Predators in a [read more...]

A Good Start

The Chicago Rush once again showed why they might be the best sports organization in Chicago with another dominating second half, leading to a 70-47 victory over the defending Arena Bowl champion San Jose Sabercats. The first play from scrimmage showed a sign of things to come, and even set some new milestones, too.Quarterback Sherdrick Bonner, signed in the offseason [read more...]